The error message could look like
The processing of Group Policy failed, Event ID 1058
If you read the Event log, it will be apparent that since the service was not able to read the policy, it wasn’t able to apply. The good news is that its only a temporary issue. Apart from the network issue, it can also because of file resolution service latency and DSF client being disabled. When checking the logs, if you check under Details tab of the error message in Event Viewer, any of these error codes could be present – Error code 3, Error code 5 and Error code 53. Follow these suggestionso resolve the problem. After any of these methods, if you need to troubleshoot network, check out our Network troubleshooting guide.
1] The system cannot find the path specified – Error code 3
It occurs when the DFS client is not running on the client computer because it cannot find the path specified in the event. To test client connectivity to the domain controller’s sysvol: Done that, verify you can read gpt.ini using the full network path which you constructed in the above step. You can do it from the Command Prompt or the run Windows. Make sure to try it with the user or computer whose credentials previously failed.
2] Access is denied – Error code 5
If the error code is 5, then its a permission issue. When the user or computer does not have the appropriate permissions to access the path specified in the event. The resolution is simple, ensure the user or computer has the permission. Log off and reboot the computer, and then Log on the computer with the domain credentials previously used. If it doesn’t work, make sure to assign the permission from the domain controller.
3] The network path was not found – Error code 53
Error Code 53 means that the computer is not able to resolve the name in the provided network path. You will need to use the same computer or user to check if you can manually access the network path. Post this; you need to verify if everything is fine. The best way is to run the gpudate command in the Run prompt. When the gpupdate command completes, open the Event Viewer to check if the error still exists. Similar reads:
Computer policy could not be updated successfully, The processing of Group Policy failedThe processing of Group Policy failed because of lack of network connectivity to a domain controller.
